Toy savings-bank



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B. L. MbRRIS.

TOY SAVINGS BANK. 'No. 275,068. Patented Apr. 3, 1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD L. MORRIS, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 275,068, dated April 3,1883. Application filed February 23, 1883. (N0 model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD L. MoRRIs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Toy Savings-Banks, of

invention is illustrated.

Figure 1 shows a side view. Fig. 2 shows the top of the money-box. Fig.3 is a section of the top piece which covers the posts, showing anopening through which the figures move when released.

In Fig. 1, E is the base, upon which is affixed a money-box, 0. Upon thebase and the money-box are erected two pairs of posts, in and m, thenearer of each pair being shown in the drawings. A top piece, as, isaffixed to the upper ends of the four posts on and m. Between the postson a toy figure, A, representing a gymnast or bar-performer, issuspended upon a rod, d, which passes through his hands and turnsloosely in bearings in the posts m. A spring, k, is attached to the rodin such a manner that its tendency is to revolve the figure A upon therod in the direction of the money-box O. A catch, 1, at the feet ofthe'figure A, holds the figure from turning. Between the posts in asecondary figure, B, representing a clown, is hung upon pivots i,passing through his elbows. The front portion of the figure B is soweighted that his natural position is as if standing upon the money-boxO. The figure B has a projection, f, upon the front portion of its body,which comes in line with the revolution of the figure A. A slit (moreclearly shown in Fig. 2) is provided at the, top of the moneybox for thereception of coins, and a rest, n, for the coinsis provided ataconvenient point adjoining the slit. Fig. 1 shows two points, at and n,at either of which the rest may be located.- Now, when the figure A isreleased by pressing down the catch 1, the action of the spring 70revolves the figure upon the rod 01 until, passing through the toppiece, at, it comes to a rest by the arms striking a point, g. The feetof the figure strike, in their course, the figure B at the pointf,causing the figure B to revolve upon its pivots 2' until the feet lookover the point It on the top piece, as though the figure B were hangingby its toes. If a coin, 0, be placed upon the moneybox at the point it,the figure A will, when released, strike it with its toes, throwing itinto the slit; or, if the coin be placed at n, the head of the figure Bwill strike it when the figure B is revolved by the collision of-thefigure A, the coin in either case falling into the money-box.

It will be seen that I produce a useful and amusing toy.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a toy savings-bank, the toy gymnast or performer A, suspended fromthe bar d, and in com bina-tion with the spring 70 and catch 1,constructed to turn upon its bar d, and directly or indirectly drive acoin, 0, into the box, substantially as shown.

2. In combination with the performer A,

constructed and operated as described, the

secondary figure B, constructed to turn upon its pivots i when struck bythe figure A,-substantially as and for the purpose set forth, EDWARD L.MORRIS. Witnesses:

W. F. GRIFFIN, G. F. HAYWARD.

